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I work at MapQuest, so I have had a front row seat for the strangest two weeks in the company’s 30-year history. Figured this group would appreciate the story, because there are real lessons in it for any business.

Quick background. Most people think MapQuest died around 2008. It didn’t. We quietly run a profitable business with three segments:

MapQuest Consumer, ...

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I’m dating myself here, but there was a time when going to the movies felt relatively simple.

In the 1980s, the number of movies competing for our attention was a fraction of what we have access to today. You went to the theat...


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Q2 results have come and gone, and once again, GEM is there to summarize and analyze proptech’s public companies.

In part 1, we shared earnings summaries and links to the full articles for each of the the ten companies we dee...


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There is one month left until Blueprint Vegas 2026, a global gathering of industry leaders, real estate, and construction tech startups–as well as VCs changing the built world.

As a friend of GEM you can save


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The Tech & Innovation Pitch Battle will be held on Nov 7th LIVE in New Orleans, LA at NAR NXT. Take the stage for your chance at:

Big Stage Visibility: Pitch live at 

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